The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority approved a deal with the city of Minneapolis to acquire portions of Fourth and Fifth streets in the project area to assemble additional land needed for the stadium.

Crews will soon begin to install components of a system that will work to keep snow and ice from accumulating atop the stadium – and prevent disasters such as the December 2010 Metrodome roof collapse.

The 107,000-square-foot training center in downtown Minneapolis will include separate basketball practice courts for the Timberwolves and the Lynx, a player lounge, treatment and therapy pools, offices for 100 team employees, and a “fan experience center.”